Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-14
FOR KILLING HIS WIFE,
Albert Kuttroff Arrested on a Grave
Charge Sunday---Is it
Uxoricide?
Alleged Crueities Veaped Upon the W oman
by Her Husband and Father-in-Law
A Heniou- Case III True-The
Man Now in Jan.

Somewhat of sensational arrest was
made about o'clock Sunday afternoon,
by Private Detective George Caldwell.
which resulted in the placing behind the
bars at the iail Albert kuttTotT, on the
CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.
The affidavit had been sworn out in mayor's
court during the day. and the man was
| arrested in front of the station house. on
Spring street.
This is a case of long standing, and tC
many readers the bare mention of the name
| will recall it to memory. Early on the
morning of Sunday, January ,, Mrs. Al
bert kuttrof, wife of this man. died in
great agony. A local paper, aided by the
husband and his friends, tried to work ~
| a big sensation on the following day, in
| volving a well known physician, or posi-
bly, several. in a charge of malpractice.
But the testimony in the coroner'S inquest
| failed to sustain the charge, and the physi-
| clan and his associates We're completely eN-
| onerated. @
The evidence of number of neighb0rS
did, however. 90 to show that Albert. the
husband. and Albert. the husbands father.
had been very
BRUTAL IN THEIR TREATMENT
| OF Mrs. kuttToff. on the morning she died
| she had a premature birth. During the
time of her pregnancy, il is alleged. that
these cruelties were carried on. consisting
| OF such innocent diversions as knocking
| her down and kicking her in the side and
| about the body. On the day before her death
| she scrubbed the floor, although she must
| then have been suffering great pain.
Albert. Jr., stated at the inquest that their
| fights were always with their mouths, and
| lhat he had never struck, beaten or kicked
his wife. The inquest ended. and while il
was quite certain that this il-treatment had
had al least something TO do in Fastening
| the woman's death, the coroner did not CON
| slider the evidence of sufficient weight TO
bind over either one or both of the men 10
the grand jury.
Since Mr.. Caldwell has established his
detective agency in the city il has paid
l some attention To the case. and although
he was not yet fully ready with his evidence
| to make
SUCH AN IMPORTANT ARREST.
unforeseen circumstances compelled him 10
strike yesterday.
St north Foster street. where they then
| lived. Albert has boarded with his brother
William. who lives with his wife in Mike
| Welchs Arcade No. =" ON Monroe street
A family row occurred yesterday morning
and about 9 o'clock the officers arrested
William and his wife Kate. on the
| charge of disOrderly. II is prob
| able though that Kate was more
| inned against than SHINING IN this partiru-
lar racket, and Albert is said to have united
| with his brother in knocking the woman
down and ill-treatng her. But Albert " aS
| not arrested. He was. however, at the
| house when the arrest was made, and let ii
be known that he intended to leave the city
| today for Tifiin. Mrs. William was also
going.
When Caldwell learned of this he went
| 20 the station house and got the woman out
| and had long talk with her, from whom
| he obtained additional evidence a. to the
brother-in-law having
KICKED AND BEATEN HIS WIFE
prior to the death The detective then
| took Mrs. kuttroff along with him in a
| round among the other witnesses. where
some new and stronger evidence was drawn
out. Concluding that he was now ready to
| 90 ahead, and believing that this was his
| only opportunity. Detective Caldwell went
| to the mayors Office and swore out an atfi-
| davit. charging Albert kuttrotf with man
slaughter, in killing his wife. About four
| O'Clock Albert was found hanging around
| in front of the station house, where his
brother was behind the bars, and he was ar
rested without any trouble, and taken to
jail to await the action of
TIE NEXT GRAND JTRY.
There is considerable divergence of OPP
| inion among officers and Others as to the
| strength of the evidence. and likelihood Of
| convection following. but all unite in wish
ing Caldwell well in his first important case,
| and he will have their entire cooperation.